Food, Drink & Dietary Laws

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Ibn ‘Abbas told that when a mouse came dragging a wick and dropped it in front of God’s messenger on the mat on which he was sitting with the result th at it burned a hole in it about the...

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"Eating any predatory beast that has fangs, is prohibited." Related by Muslim.

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Muslim transmitted the same hadith on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (RAA), 'He (The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)) prohibited...' and had the additional phrase, 'and every bird with talons.'

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Jabir (RAA). narrated, 'On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited eating the flesh of domestic asses, but permitted horse flesh.' Agreed upon.

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Ibn Abi Aufa (RAA) narrated, 'We went on seven expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we ate locusts.' Agreed upon.

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Anas (RAA) narrated regarding the story of the rabbit, 'He (Abu Talha) slaughtered it and sent its leg to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he accepted it.' Agreed upon.

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Ibn 'Abbas (RAA), The Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited killing four creatures; ants, bees, hoopoes and shirkes.' Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

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Ibn Abi 'Ammar narrated. 'I said to Jabir (RAA), 'Is hyena a kind of game?' He replied, 'Yes.' I asked, 'Did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say that?' He replied, 'Yes.' Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Al-Bukhari and Ibn Hibban...

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Ibn 'Umar (RAA)narrated that he was asked about a hedgehog and he recited, "Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ) I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden." (6:145) An old man who was present said, 'I heard...

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Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited eating the animal which feeds on filth or drinks its milk." Related by the four Imams except for An-Nasai. At-Tirmidhi graded it as Hasan.

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Abu Qatadah narrated concerning the zebra. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate from it.' Agreed upon. (refer to hadith no.753)

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Asma' bint Abi Bakr (RAA) narrated, 'During the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ), we slaughtered a horse and ate it.' Agreed upon.

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Ibn 'Abbas (RAA) narrated, 'The sand lizard was served as food on the table of the Prophet (ﷺ).' Agreed upon.

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'Abdur Rahman bin 'Uthman al-Qurashi (RAA) narrated, 'A doctor consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) about extracting medicine from a frog but he prohibited killing it.' Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and An-Nasai. Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.

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'If anyone owns a dog except a sheepdog, a hunting dog, or a farm dog, a carat of his reward will be deducted daily." Agreed upon.

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'Adi bin Hatim (RAA) narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "When you set off your dog, mention Allah's Name (Say Bismillah), and if it catched anything for you and come up to it while it is still...

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'Adi (RAA) narrated, 'I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about hunting using a featherless arrow (al-Mi'rad) , so do not eat it." Related by Al-Bukhari.

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"When you shoot your arrow and the game has gone our of sight, eat it when you come upon it, provided it has not become rotten."

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'Aishah (RAA) narrated, 'Some people said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), There are people who bring us meat and we do not know whether or not they have mentioned Allah's name over it.' He replied, "Mention Allah's name yourselves and eat...

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'Abdullah bin Mughaffal al-Muzani (RAA) narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited throwing pebbles (on animals) and said, 'Such means do not hunt a game, nor do they injure an enemy, but they only may break a tooth or gouge...